It Only Does Everything

The PS3’s newest ad campaign focuses on the slogan “It only does EVERYTHING” sends a pretty clear message: they’ve made a video game console that’s extremely multi-functional. The thing can surf the web, play Blu-Rays, and of course play video games. The problem I have with this is that I think it’s getting too multi-functional. This is a device that sits in your house, connected to your TV, and lets you play video games. The way things are going, they’re trying to turn gaming consoles into computers, and I really must ask: If consoles just turn into mini, un-customizable home computers, then what’s the point of buying one? Why not get an actual computer instead? I’m not saying combining the video game console and the computer is a bad thing, but I think you have to approach that from the other end—a computer that can do everything a video game console does, instead of a console that can do some of the things a computer can do.